The Eldest Brother Who Doesn't Like to Eat (31)

Perhaps because she had never been so intimate with someone in front of a third person before, her face flushed deeply with embarrassment, yet her eyes were filled with unwavering courage and tenderness, gazing at Xie Yu with glistening moisture.

“All right, all right, enough now. Get up.”

Xie Yu was nearly overwhelmed by her gaze, his Adam’s apple sliding as he struggled to restrain himself from pulling her into his arms right then and there. He stood up, guided by her strength.

Rising, he wrapped one arm around her shoulders, pulling her close, murmuring, “My leg hurts; I can’t stand. Wanwan, lean on me.”

She truly blushed and obediently allowed him to half-hold, half-press her body against his.

Lin Yang felt as if his heart was bleeding.

Wanwan was sensitive and introverted by nature, deeply conscious of others’ gazes and easily shy.

In the past, even holding her hand in public made her uncomfortable.

In private moments, such intimacy was rare.

They had even quarreled before over his desire for closer intimacy or to take things further.

Five whole years had passed, and now, someone who seemed to have appeared out of nowhere easily shattered that.

Why, exactly?

“I told you before—don’t come looking for me anymore,” Si Jiu said to Lin Yang, his gaze at him completely different from the one he had just given Xie Yu. There was even a trace of aggression on his face, one Lin Yang found utterly unfamiliar and incredible.

His heart ached, and his eyes grew moist in an instant. “Wanwan, do you really have to be so heartless to me?”

Lin Yang couldn’t help but look quite refined.

He carried a scholarly aura, wearing glasses, with a clean and somewhat handsome appearance. With red-rimmed eyes and a face full of longing, he was quite pitiable.

After all, they had loved each other for five years. It was impossible for him to be completely indifferent toward Xu Weiwan.

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Si Jiu’s intensity waned slightly, and he unconsciously bit his lip.

Xie Yu’s eyes narrowed slightly, his hand involuntarily tightening.

[Ouch... Damn, that grip is really strong.]

The system chuckled, [If it weren’t strong, how could you be lifted with one hand and held so firmly?]

“What are you doing now?” Si Jiu’s tone was as calm as he could make it, though his sorrow was unmistakable.

“From the moment you chose to cheat on my sister, do you still think we can meet as friends?

Stop deceiving yourself.”

She was hurting. For that bespectacled scoundrel! The angrier Xie Yu became, the more flawless his expression remained. He gently stroked Si Jiu’s shoulders a few times, thinking he might have been too rough earlier and hurt him.

“You came to my house and even hurt my... boyfriend. Considering our past, I won’t hold it against you.

Now go. Don’t come back.”

“Wanwan!” Lin Yang panicked hearing her tone of severing all ties and instinctively stepped forward to reach for her hand.

Xie Yu brushed his hand away sharply. “I told you to get lost, didn’t you hear?”

Because of someone’s mention of “past ties,” Xie Yu’s mood soured, his temper flaring. His movements and gaze were forceful, filled with an intimidating pressure.

Lin Yang felt threatened but stiffened his neck and met his gaze. “My relationship with Wanwan is none of your business!”

He still refused to believe this suddenly appearing man was truly Xu Weiwan’s boyfriend.

He knew all of Xu Weiwan’s social circles well. They had only broken up a few months ago.

She had even been on the verge of suicide because of his engagement to Xu Weiwei.

She still loved him. She was just trying to spite him.

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The more Lin Yang thought, the more certain he became. Ignoring Xie Yu’s imposing aura, he spoke to Si Jiu with deep affection.

“Wanwan, I know you’re just mad at me for a moment.

I don’t blame you.

I blame myself.

But it breaks my heart to see you not taking care of yourself because of me. Do you know that?

I... I love you.

So much has happened recently, and I now realize there were many misunderstandings between us.

I misunderstood you too much.

Wanwan, please give me a chance. Let’s start over, okay?”

Xie Yu was on the verge of kicking Lin Yang out.

Does he have no shame? How can there be someone so deluded and self-important in this world?

Does he think Wanwan is that pathetic? That she would listen to such rubbish?

“You want to start over with me?”

The soft voice was full of disbelief and a slight tremble.

“And... what about Xu Weiwei and the child she’s carrying?”

Since she asked that, there was hope. Lin Yang’s heart leapt with joy, and he couldn’t help but glance triumphantly at Xie Yu.

The man’s expression in that instant turned icy cold—frighteningly so.